The new lineup of health information solutions spanning clinical, operational and financial functions will be showcased for the first time at HIMSS 2008. The Microsoft Amalga family of Enterprise Health Systems is built on Microsoft technology, offering a comprehensive range of solutions to meet the needs of your health enterprise. These innovative systems provide rich integration, giving clinicians and administrators access to valuable, up-to-the-minute information across their health enterprise.

    Microsoft Corp. announced the Microsoft Amalga Family of Health Enterprise Systems. The Amalga product lineup is a portfolio of enterprise-class health information system solutions spanning clinical, operational and financial functions. Microsoft Amalga, the Unified Intelligence System, is the new version of the product formerly known as Azyxxi. It is an innovative system that allows hospital enterprises to unlock the power of all their data sitting in clinical, financial, and administrative silos.

    The Amalga family of products will be demonstrated publicly for the first time at the health IT industry's largest conference, Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society 2008, Feb. 24-28 in Orlando, Fla. As part of the early adopter program, the beta of the new version is in the hands of New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Johns Hopkins Health System, Novant Health, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, St. Joseph Health System and the Wisconsin Health Information Exchange.

    "One of the healthcare enterprise's biggest issues is that providers and executives can't access patient information when, where and how they need it," said Steve Shihadeh, general manager for Microsoft's Health Solutions Group. "Microsoft's Amalga products offer proven solutions that bring together information from across the healthcare enterprise into one, easily accessible view. In fact, the name 'Amalga' is based on the Latin word 'amalgama,' meaning to bring together different elements."

    Microsoft Amalga RIS/PACS is available as a stand-alone system as well as an integrated component of Microsoft Amalga HIS. Its integrated architecture means the radiologist can use a single software application to manipulate study images and access the entire patient medical record. Amalga HIS is built around an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) that includes complete patient and bed management, laboratory, Medication Management, Radiology Information System/Picture Archiving and Communication System (RIS/PACS), pathology, financial accounting, materials management, and human resource systems.

The Amalga family of products includes the following:
    - Microsoft Amalga. The new version of the product formerly known as Azyxxi, Amalga is part of a new software category called Unified Intelligence Systems that allows hospital enterprises to unlock the power of all their data sitting in isolated clinical, financial and administrative systems. Without replacing current systems, it offers an innovative way to capture, consolidate, store, access and quickly present data in meaningful ways for use by clinicians and executives of leading-edge institutions. Amalga is designed for hospitals and health systems that have invested in a diverse set of IT solutions.
    - Microsoft Amalga Hospital Information System. The new version of the product previously named Hospital 2000, Amalga HIS is a state-of-the-art, fully integrated hospital information system designed for developing and emerging markets. Amalga HIS is built around an electronic medical record with complete patient and bed management, laboratory, pharmacy, radiology information system and picture archiving and communication system, pathology, financial accounting, materials management, and human resource systems.
    - Microsoft Amalga RIS/PACS. The new version of the product formerly known as GCS Amalga is now available as a stand-alone system as well as an integrated component of Amalga HIS. The integrated architecture means that a radiologist can use a single application to manipulate and study images and access the patient medical record. The workstation interface is optimized for radiologist workflow, including support for predefined templates, an intuitive report editor and voice recognition capabilities.